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Saturday, October 8, 1938

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1938 World Series

New York leads series 3 - 0

Chicago Cubs 2
New York Yankees 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Marty 3
2 Joe Gordon 2
3 Phil Cavarretta 1
3 Bill Dickey 1
3 5 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Joe Marty 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 3
2 Joe Marty 2
3 Bill Dickey 1
3 Red Rolfe 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Monte Pearson 1.29
2 Clay Bryant 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Monte Pearson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monte Pearson 9
2 Clay Bryant 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .500
2 Bill Dickey .455
3 Joe Gordon .417
4 Lou Gehrig .300
5 Joe DiMaggio .273

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Joe Marty 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 6
2 Joe Marty 5
3 Frankie Crosetti 2
3 Bill Dickey 2
3 Joe DiMaggio 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dickey 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Monte Pearson 1.00
1 Red Ruffing 1.00
3 Larry French 3.00
4 Bill Lee 3.38
5 Lefty Gomez 3.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Monte Pearson 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monte Pearson 9
2 Bill Lee 6
3 Lefty Gomez 5
3 Red Ruffing 5
5 Clay Bryant 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Stan Hack .438
2 Joe Gordon .417
3 Bill Dickey .400
4 Lou Gehrig .308
5 Joe DiMaggio .267

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Crosetti 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Joe Marty 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Gordon 6
2 Joe Marty 5
3 Frankie Crosetti 2
3 Bill Dickey 2
3 Joe DiMaggio 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Joe DiMaggio 1
1 Ival Goodman 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Vander Meer 0.00
2 Monte Pearson 1.00
2 Red Ruffing 1.00
4 Bill Lee 2.45
5 Lefty Gomez 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Monte Pearson 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Johnny Vander Meer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Monte Pearson 9
2 Bill Lee 8
3 Lefty Gomez 6
4 Red Ruffing 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mace Brown 1
1 Johnny Murphy 1

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 53 .651 --
Red Sox 88 61 .591 9.5
Indians 86 66 .566 13.0
Tigers 84 70 .545 16.0
Senators 75 76 .497 23.5
White Sox 65 83 .439 32.0
Browns 55 97 .362 44.0
Athletics 53 99 .349 46.0

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 89 63 .586 --
Pirates 86 64 .573 2.0
Giants 83 67 .553 5.0
Reds 82 68 .547 6.0
Bees 77 75 .507 12.0
Cardinals 71 80 .470 17.5
Dodgers 69 80 .463 18.5
Phillies 45 105 .300 43.0